Chapter 302: She can

Jiang Wen Fu let out a sigh, "Your memory has deviated, right?"

"Your mother is a very unique person; she had no martial arts talent. Among us three senior martial siblings, only she reluctantly practiced martial arts, and being a girl, our master indulged her."

When Jiang Wen Fu spoke, it seemed he returned to those days—back then, the three siblings were carefree, running on the mountains every day, running in the river every day; the junior martial sister had the most mischievous ideas, always dragging them out to play, and whenever the master punished them, the senior martial brother and he would take the punishment for the junior martial sister.

Later…

The former emperor passed away, the Eldest Senior Brother returned to the Imperial Palace, and to help him, I joined the army.

And Kang Ying wandered outside, using her way, employing her scholarly abilities to help the Eldest Senior Brother stabilize the court.

But…

Ying Ying met a man, a man she somewhat hated—his name was Jiang Ze Yang.

She hated him for taking her sister away, she hated him for being a Jiang clansman.

But she only had one sister; since leaving Zhongzhou and being taken in as a disciple by the master, he had only three relatives: besides the master, one was the Eldest Senior Brother, and the other was the Junior Martial Sister.

For his sister, even though he was a Jiang clansman, he accepted it.

But he never expected that his arrival would draw Zhongzhou's attention, exposing Ying Ying to everyone's eyes.

"Your mother's constitution is very unique."

"She cannot cultivate, yet she can purify internal force." Jiang Wen Fu's gaze finally changed; looking at Jiang Yunchu's expression, he no longer scrutinized, but instead warmed.

"She was taken away by someone, and I am inferior."

"All these years I have guarded the border pass, also to stay away from Jingdu, away from all the clamor, focusing on enhancing my martial power."

He said this while letting out a low laugh.

"Yun chu, your mother loves you deeply."

"You have been poisoned since childhood; it is a gu worm your mother raised with her own blood and planted."

The image of blood flowing from her ten fingers remains vivid to this day; he remembers how she, so afraid of pain, would cut another finger when one was gone for the gu worm's heart's blood, without hesitation.

She feared pain, but she feared even more that her child would walk the same path as hers.

"This gu worm must stay in your body for eighteen years, Yun chu; this gu worm is meant to conceal your constitution, because…"

"Your constitution is the same as your mother's."

Jiang Yunchu's eyes narrowed, even feeling a sore sensation.

It turned out she was never an unwanted child; rather, she was loved by many, deeply loved by her mother, though it was unavoidable, it was necessary!

All the past suffering, the hardships endured, the tears shed—now they seemed not so important.

"You are not my father, right?"

Jiang Yunchu looked at Jiang Wen Fu and spoke those words firmly.

Jiang Wen Fu smiled, "You are a clever child."

"Ying Ying believes you need a home, a place that can protect you, and throughout Da Ning, there is no place more suitable than the Jiang manor."

Jiang Yunchu fell silent, closed her eyes, and realized that the truth of everything was actually like this!

"My mother, is she in Zhongzhou?" Jiang Yunchu did not continue with the previous question but asked another instead.

Jiang Wen Fu nodded, "In Zhongzhou."

"Da Ning is too weak; over these years many of us have tried to change it, but others keep interfering."

"Yun chu, all of this today is your mother's helplessness, and also the helplessness of our two uncles."

"Now is not the time; we need a foundation, we need to step forward gradually."

"Zhongzhou is a terrifying place, filled with evil and darkness there."

"You… if you want to save your mother, then strive to grow."

Jiang Wen Fu's words were like a heavy hammer, suddenly striking Jiang Yunchu's heart.

Secret…

This is indeed the secret; the secret guarded by the Kang Clan, the Jiang Clan, and the Emperor's maternal uncle is merely to let her live at peace, to let her grow up safely, to let her avoid danger, to let her…

Jiang Yunchu closed her eyes, believe it? She did.

In her memory, that woman's gentle voice spoke of her feelings, her feelings for a child.

Everything, everything, seemed like a dream; in the end, all is empty.

She…

Jiang Yunchu's eyes snapped open; the internal force within her suddenly surged, to restrain the toxin's internal force, it now became like a violent wind and rain, rampaging unceasingly through her meridians.

"Yun chu."

Jiang Wen Fu shouted loudly, about to make a move.

Jiang Yunchu's lip corners curled up; that intense pain, blood beads seeping out from her pores.

Yet she did so, smiling lightly, "From now on… let me choose for myself."

The first eighteen years, she was muddled; the other soul that had been extracted, though it had experienced heart-pounding events, though it had gone through everything, but…

Only now did she feel that everything had just begun.

From now on, let her walk her own path.

From now on, let her make her own choices.

Everyone hearing the commotion rushed in, seeing the person already covered in blood; Zi Su's tears could no longer be held back, dropping one by one.

When she tried to step forward, Bai Zhi held her back and gently shook her head.

"Master, you promised me you would never be hurt again…"

Zi Su softly recited a line, then said nothing more.

Everyone in the room just watched as Jiang Yunchu sat there; blood beads continually dripped from her pores, drop by drop, staining her white robe red.

Yet her face was so gentle, the corners of her mouth bearing a smile.

The intense pain stimulated her nerves, letting her steady her mind; her inner power kept striking her meridians, over and over, yet she kept smiling, for this pain suddenly made her feel real.

At that moment, a jade‑like leaf appeared again, as if emitting some power, continuously repairing her meridians, over and over, but that jade leaf kept getting smaller and smaller…

The inner power in her dantian had been compressed to the extreme, and a pressure emanated from her body.

Jiang Wen Fu had been waiting carefully, waiting for the moment she could no longer hold on, but he never expected Yun chu to endure so stubbornly.

Master!

Bai Zhi stepped forward quickly and supported the Princess Consort who was about to fall.

Jiang Yunchu slowly opened her eyes, looked around, and finally fixed her gaze on Jiang Wen Fu, saying, "You see, I can do it."

She can!

Kang Mei cried like a child; if Yun chu had an accident, how would she explain it to her older sister?

Jiang Wen Fu gently patted Kang Mei's back, soothing her emotions.

She is Jiang Yunchu!

Zi Su and Bai Zhi, seeing the Master looking disheveled yet still smiling, felt their hearts ache even more.

An San watched all this silently; his training would have to be harsher, otherwise how could he protect the Master's side?

For a moment, the room fell silent; no one knew that at this instant, everyone's emotions were different.